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5 stories from #msbuild that inspired me – and hopefully you – as a developer
This guest blog post is written by Vishwas Lele from Applied Information Sciences (AIS). AIS provides software and systems engineering services to government agencies and businesses across the United States. They specialize in cloud services, DevOps, custom application development and IT services. For additional information please visit www.appliedis.com I recently attended BUILD 2017. As always, there were several announcements about exciting new and upcoming releases, discussions about growth in adoption and how customers across the world are leveraging technology in creative ways. Much of this news was well...
Red Hat releases partner Azure Blueprint for OpenShift on Azure Government
As government agencies increasingly look to adopt of DevOps, cloud computing, and Linux containers, building the underlying infrastructure on a trusted and secure foundation is critical. Today Red Hat, in collaboration with Microsoft, released a partner Azure Blueprint for deploying Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on Microsoft Azure Government. The Azure Blueprint for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform provides a template for customers looking to more quickly and easily deploy Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on Microsoft Azure Government. Using the FedRAMP-provided System Security Plan template for M...
VM Images update: February – May
We are pleased to share with you the most-recently published VM images from February through March that are now available for Microsoft Azure Government customers. Published in February- March Marketplace Images* - Added to Azure Gov and DoD: *All Marketplace Images now supported in DoD Regions! First Party Images - Added to Azure Gov and DoD Published in April-May: Marketplace Images - Added to Azure Gov and DoD First Party Images - Added to Azure Gov and DoD We welcome your comments and suggestions to help us continua...
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Gov by Esri now available
We are happy to announce that Power BI Gov users can now use ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Gov (preview) created by Esri! This brings several new capabilities to Power BI Gov users. Geographic information systems (GIS) helps users gain a better understanding of the world by using spatial analysis on a map's data layers. It's a way to discover, use, make and share the maps that are important to your organization. The ArcGIS Maps for Power BI visual is provided by Esri, so before you get started, you'll need to consent to Esri's terms of service and privacy statements, and acknowledge you're using the services operate...
Azure Government, Supporting Critical Missions with the NIST CSF
Updated: 6/8/2017 Updated again: 7/10/2017 In light of Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is once again top of mind for our community. At Microsoft, we maintain a dedicated CSF program, integrated into the overall risk management function of our enterprise. We understand the challenges posed to our customers by the executive order, and we are here to help. As referenced on the Microsoft Trust Center: "Microsoft has integrated the National Institute of Standards & Technology's (NIST) Cybers...
Deploying a Suspicious Activity Bot in Azure Commercial or Azure Government
Having spent many years in the Public Sector space, I have made a lot of friends on both the contractor and government employee sides of the aisle. So we are always having conversations about how Azure is making the world better both commercially as well as in the Public Sector space. Because of that, my mind is always thinking about how Azure can be leveraged by the Public Sector community and I believe that I have come up with a pretty cool solution that can be used in both the Commercial Azure Regions, but can also be deployed in Azure Government. Let me start by giving you a description of the application th...
Azure Blueprint illustrates the clear path to meet the Cybersecurity Executive Order
With the release of the Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, agencies have new requirements to meet and document compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). Agencies have a limited window to document their current risk posture and plans to fully comply with the Executive Order. Additionally, agencies are required by policy to "show preference in their procurement for shared IT services, to the extent permitted by law, including email, cloud, and cybersecurity services." Azure...
Join us May 31! Azure Gov DC Meetup: Managing the Changing Hybrid Cloud Environment in Gov
Hybrid cloud is critical to government IT transformation, which means storing data on-premises and in the cloud. Keeping up with ever-changing IT environments presents myriad challenges for organizations. Please register now and join us for the Azure Government DC Meetup, Managing the Changing Hybrid Cloud Environment in Gov, on Wed., May 31, from 6 - 8:30 p.m., at 1776. We are excited to feature Microsoft's Brian Harrison, cloud solution architect and Operational Management Suite (OMS) expert, who will share valuable insights on how agencies can gain visibility and control across their hybrid cloud. Brian wi...
How to prepare for one – The CJIS Security Audit
In Microsoft's continuous effort to provide resources and guidance to agencies to help them meet their CJIS regulatory requirements, Microsoft collaborated with Alan Ferretti, CJIS Security Analyst and Subject Matter Expert of the CJIS ACE Division at Diverse Computing and former CJIS Information Security Officer (ISO), to ponder the following question: "What is a CJIS Technical Audit like and what should an agency do to prepare for one?" With many years of experience, Alan provided an insightful, detailed answer that is important to share. He has been involved in thousands of agency audits, both giving an audit...